Ymacs is an Emacs-like code and text editor that runs in a web browser.
It aims to reproduce the Emacs editing model rather than merely provide Emacs keybindings. Ymacs can also be embedded in other web applications.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Emacs-style movement and text manipulation commands.
- Editing modes for JavaScript, XML, CSS, HTML, Lisp and Markdown.
- Custom keymaps for individual editing modes.
- Syntax highlighting and automatic indentation.
- Matching parenthesis highlighting.
- Incremental search and query replace.
- Multiple buffers.
- Horizontally and vertically split frames.
- Undo queue.
- Mark, kill ring and transient mark.
- Minibuffer and mode line.
- Markers, overlays and text properties.
M-xcommand interface with tab completion.- Selection of light and dark colour themes.
Website: github.com/mishoo/ymacs
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Developer: Mihai Bazon
License: MIT License
Ymacs is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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